NO CHARLOTTESVILLE CHIT CHAT IN THE WORKPLACE.

• Position: YOUR LIFE - Charlottesville, Virginia - Brief article

"In today's tense racial climate, it is important to be inclusive and to ensure that every employee is being treated with dignity. However, an employee's rights to free speech are quite limited," says Rob Wilson, president of Employco USA, Westmont, III.

"Unless you work for a state or Federal employer, you do not have legal protections when it comes to expressing your views. Whether you support Black Lives Matter or Blue Lives Matter, if you work for a private employer, you are not promised the right to share your views with impunity."

Moreover, few states make it illegal to discriminate against an employee based on his or her political affiliation. "Only a handful of states expressly state that employers are not allowed to discriminate based on an employee's political views, and only two states make it illegal to discriminate against an employee's 'lawful conduct outside of work.'"

In addition, it is the employer who is allowed to express political beliefs ... to a point. "If he is always complaining about gun control laws or ranting about [Pres. Donald] Trump, he is within...